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WORKS OF ART FROM THE SCHRODER COLLECTION

施羅德家族珍藏

(LOTS 48-51)

THE SCHRODER FAMILY – A FAMILY OF
BANKERS AND ART COLLECTORS

he Schroder family came to England from Hamburg in the
late eighteenth century and became one of Europe’s most
Tsuccessful merchant bankers. Johann Friedrich Schroder es-
tablished a trading company in London around 1801 and was later
joined by his brother, Johann Heinrich (1784-1883), who set up his
own business in 1818, J. Henry Schroder & Co.
Johann Heinrich was succeeded by his son, Baron Sir John Henry
(1825-1910), who acquired works of art on a grand scale. He dis-
played his extensive collection at The Dell, an old hunting lodge on
the edge of Windsor Great Park. His collection included Chinese
cloisonné enamel, Medieval and Renaissance silver, pictures,
Sevres porcelain, gold snuff boxes and Renaissance works of art.
John Henry had no children, and appointed his nephew, Baron Bru-
no Schroder (1867-1940) as his heir. On his death in 1910, Christie’s
London held an important two-day sale of works from his collec-
tion including Sevres, gold boxes, and antique and Renaissance
cameos and intaglios.
Christie’s is delighted to present these four Chinese cloisonné
enamel works of art from the collection of Baron Sir John Henry.

施羅德家族—熱愛藝術品收藏的銀行世家
Baron Sir John Henry Schröder (1825-1910), by Sir Huber von
Herkomer, R.A. (1849-1914), 1899, oil on canvas.

WORKS OF ART FROM THE SCHRODER COLLECTION
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PAIRE DE LUDUAN FORMANT BRÛLE-PARFUMS EN ÉMAUX Mythical beasts of this form are known as luduan, legendary creatures capable
CLOISONNÉS of distinguishing between good and evil. Because of these qualities, incense
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIÈME-XIXÈME SIÈCLE burners of this form were placed beside or in front of the imperial throne
Ils sont représentés assis en miroir, l'un tournant la tête vers la gauche et l'autre to symbolise that the emperor, protected by these animals, was a virtuous
vers la droite. Leur gueule ouverte surmontée d'une corne laisse apparaître and intelligent ruler. The present lot may be compared to a pair of cloisonné
leurs crocs acérés. Leur corps est recouvert d'écailles turquoise et une crête enamel mythical beast censers from the Qianlong period sold at Christie's,
sur le dos ainsi qu'une crinière sous leur gueule sont figurées par des volutes Paris, 8 December 2021, lot 78.
vert foncé.
Hauteur : 19,5 cm. (7¬ in.) (2)
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LUDUAN CENSERS
€10,000-15,000 US$10,000-15,000 CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
£8,800-13,000
施羅德家族珍藏
PROVENANCE: 清十八/十九世紀 掐絲琺琅甪端香爐 一對
Acquired by Baron Sir John Henry Schröder (1825-1910) and by descent to
Baron Bruno Schroder (1933-2019). 來源:
Sir John Henry Schröder男爵 (1825-1910)舊藏，后Bruno Schroder
(1933-2019)繼承

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(detail lot 49)